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Manage Your Health Remotely
As technology advances, it continues to open up new opportunities for us to take charge of our health and stay connected with health care providers from the comfort of our homes. Used effectively, these innovative devices and easy-to-use applications can enable us to track our health and communicate important information to providers remotely, significantly improving health outcomes.
New Program Helps Elderly Remain At Home
It’s no secret most of us want to remain in our own homes as long as we can. According to a new Home and Community Preferences Survey conducted by the AARP, 77% of adults 50 and older say they want to stay home for the long term. This number has remained consistent for more than ten years.
Let The Music Play And Improve Your Mood
Music has the ability to stir our emotions and awaken deep memories. Have you ever noticed that listening to your favorite song, singing in the shower, or drumming along on the dashboard just makes you feel good? Research shows that listening to music can give you a positive emotional boost and improve memory and mental alertness. The relationship we have with music is powerful and musical experiences offer many benefits for your emotional and mental well-being.
Step Into History At This Inn
He is a land-use attorney with an interest in historic preservation. She left a job in advertising and wanted to explore her dream of opening a small inn after a pleasant experience staying at the historic Golden Lamb Hotel in Lebanon, Ohio. The combination of their two interests resulted in Steve and Devona Porter opening 1840 Tucker House Bed and Breakfast in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Originally built and owned in 1840 by Hazael and Nancy Jane Tucker, the house is on the National Register of Historic Places.
A Walking Meditative Structure For Reflection And Relaxation – Check Out These Local Labyrinths
Labyrinths may bring to mind Greek mythology and angry Minotaurs, but they are an ancient symbol and structure that can, if walked, have some pretty cool effects on one’s health and mindset. The slow pace that a labyrinth walk requires can be meditative, offering an individual the opportunity to relax, refocus, and tune in with their unconscious mind.
The Library Foundation’s Chandra Gordon – Sharing What She Knows Now
A course with the Southern Empowerment Project after college inspired Chandra Gordon to seek a career specializing in fundraising and community organizing with nonprofit organizations. To Louisville’s benefit, she has been with The Library Foundation since 2007 and now, since 2016, has served as its executive director. The Foundation oversees efforts to fundraise and advocate for the needs of the library. Chandra says she got a terrific introduction to Louisville’s diverse neighborhoods through visiting the library branches and meeting their patrons.
Comforting Those Who Comfort: How To Provide Family Support
Chances are pretty good that you know someone who is a family caregiver. According to the AARP, in 2020, more than one in five Americans were providing care to someone with an illness or special need. Family caregiving is usually an unpaid position, done out of love or necessity. In...
A Man Who Knows How To Shine
Art has the ability to shift perceptions and inspire. It connects us in ways that transcend language and we’re permanently changed by the creations that move us. If you’re ready to be forever transformed by an artist and his poignant work, then meet tapestry-quilter, “Sunshine Joe” Mallard, who has been breaking down barriers and building up hope for over 50 years.
Hesitant About The Hospital? These Tips Can Help
“I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and for others like me.” Maya Angelou. Speaking up for ourselves and our personal needs can be challenging for some, even in the best of times. When we must engage with the health care system, as all of us must inevitably do, that difficulty can increase exponentially. Whether we are seeking medical care for ourselves or for a loved one, we come to the situation with a mixed bag of feelings. We are aiming for hope, trust, and relief but those may be overrun by fear, worry, confusion, exhaustion, and skepticism. Our need is simple: we don’t feel well and we need help to feel better. While the medical options to relieve what ails us may not be as simple, we should be able to find compassionate care that helps us find a path to greater wellness.
Let The Music Play (Part 1 of 3): Sing, Sing A Song
Music has the ability to stir our emotions and awaken deep memories. Have you ever noticed that listening to your favorite song, singing in the shower, or drumming along on the dashboard just makes you feel good? Research shows that listening to music can give you a positive emotional boost and improve memory and mental alertness. The relationship we have with music is powerful and musical experiences offer many benefits for your emotional and mental well-being.
Finding Shelter…On Retreat
Shelter is my guiding word for this year. It is a non-striving word. A shelter offers refuge, provides safety, and embraces calm and quiet. I went on my first retreat in the spring of 1987. It was a women’s retreat held at Mount Saint Francis in Indiana. At that time, I didn’t really know what to expect, but a new acquaintance suggested this weekend experience and I took advantage of the opportunity to try something new and different.
Curl Up With A Great Book This Fall – Here’s What We’re Reading
Released in April 2023, this book is a collection of short stories that explore love and loss in beautiful, poignant prose. Its characters are crafted in a way that makes them feel extremely real, ethereal, and holy, while each individual narrative feels more important than the last. This book will absolutely make you smile and cry, while experiencing every emotion in between.
Visit Owensboro This Fall (Part 2 of 6): Check Out Western Kentucky Botanical Gardens
Visit Owensboro, Kentucky and you will find The Bluegrass Capital of the World. The Western Gate of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Legendary Barbecue. Award winning parks, restaurants, performing arts, and fine arts. Fall festivals…all this and so much more! Just a two-hour drive from Louisville, Owensboro is a community of 60,000, big enough to offer plenty of excitement while keeping a warm and friendly small town vibe. You can plan your day with a little help from the friendly folks at Visit Owensboro, visitowensboro.com.
Step Into The Light (Part 1 of 3): Tips For Illuminating Your Home.
It’s that time of year when we need to adapt to shorter days, which means less amount of time enjoying what we’re instinctively drawn to – natural light. This wonderful, organic source that luminates our outside world and indoor environments is greatly motivating. It’s what gets us out of bed in the morning, and keeps us going throughout the day.
Kirby Adams – Going With The Flow Of Life
When it comes to being motivated, some days we’re ready to take big risks and move forward, and other times, well…the couch is way too comfortable to leave. Stress and life changes can contribute to us feeling stuck in those couch cushions, and this is when it’s helpful to reassess what motivates us. Reestablishing your personal goals and seeking inspiration and guidance from those around you are ways to create new momentum. If you want to move yourself to a more motivated space, local on-air host and features reporter Kirby Adams is ready to give you her report on a subject in which she’s well-versed.
Visit Owensboro This Fall (Part 1 of 6): Smothers Park And Lazy Dayz Children’s Playground
Visit Owensboro, Kentucky and you will find The Bluegrass Capital of the World. The Western Gate of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Legendary Barbecue. Award winning parks, restaurants, performing arts, and fine arts. Fall festivals…all this and so much more! Just a two-hour drive from Louisville, Owensboro is a community of 60,000, big enough to offer plenty of excitement while keeping a warm and friendly small town vibe. You can plan your day with a little help from the friendly folks at Visit Owensboro, visitowensboro.com. Here is our first suggestion below.
Fall Meal Prep: Try This Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Muffins/Cupcakes Recipe – Part 1 of 4
When the long summer days fade into autumn, it can be difficult to get motivated to do even the simplest of tasks, especially when it comes to cooking. Planning, preparing, and cooking meals on a daily basis can be exhausting, especially after a full day of activity. An answer to this common issue is preparing your meals ahead of time. The reward? Meals that are ready to eat when you are! No additional work needed!
Motivated By Joy
Funny how motivation is defined by where we are in our life. When we were young, we were motivated by ice cream cones and candy. As we grew up, that morphed into money for good grades. And as we phased from our teens into adults, we soon realized we were motivated by how much we made in our jobs.
The Key To Happiness: Advice From Bob Mueller
Our society surrounds us with a great cloud of enticement. Wherever we turn, we confront the claim that happiness is just around the corner, a matter of having more or better or newer things. The father of American capitalism certainly endorsed this creed. John D. Rockefeller, when asked what would make him happy, is said to have replied, “One dollar more.” Our economy relies on such unstinting desire. In the sad aftermath of September 11, 2001, when many Americans, stunned with grief, seemed to lose their taste for spending, President Bush personally urged the public to get up and go shopping.
Wander Indiana…And Explore This Beautiful State Park (Part 4 of 4)
Centrally located in the Louisville-Cincinnati-Indianapolis triangle lies the charming town of Madison, Indiana. A destination in and of itself, Madison is an easy one-hour drive from Louisville along the Ohio River Scenic Byway. No matter your interests, you will find it here: history, arts, music, higher education, wineries, restaurants, and outdoor beauty combine to make Madison an ideal day trip (though you may wish you had more than one day to explore!) Madison boasts the largest National Historic Landmark District in the country with 133 contiguous blocks of historic homes and stately buildings, and has a cultural reputation for arts and music that attracts award-winning traveling art exhibits and has earned it the name of Indiana’s Music City. The Madison Visitors Center will be happy to assist as you plan your adventures; stop by and say hello! visitmadison.org/
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